Li Lovett has worked on behalf of marginalized communities for over 20 years. As housing policy advisor to SF Supervisor Dean Preston, she helped establish San Francisco as the first major city supporting the Justice for Renters Act 2024, and documented $203 million in housing allocations from his signature Prop I (2020) ballot measure. At the Council of Community Housing Organizations, Li worked with the executive leadership of several nonprofit housing developers to champion greater investment in affordable housing to achieve San Francisco’s RHNA goals. In her previous City Hall legislative role, she staffed on housing, education, infrastructure improvement, and workforce development. As an educator and American Federation of Teachers 2121 leader, she worked on the front lines to save City College of San Francisco from being shuttered. Li is a published author who has covered the environment, social issues and scientific advances for KQED, SF Chronicle, and Public Radio International.